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Cox’s Road remnants have achieved State Heritage Status

DESCENDANTS of pioneer road builder William Cox are celebrating the addition of his road over the Blue Mountains to the State Heritage Register. The listing notes that ‘the surviving remnants of Cox’s Road, built 1814 to 1815, have state significance as the earliest road across the Blue Mountains and the first structure built by Europeans west…

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Recent Awards

Congratulations to local volunteers who were recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours Lists. In the National Awards Margaret Combs was recognised and awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her services to local history as well as to Emergency Services and local sporting organisations. Locally, David Peters received a…

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